Artists use of Archives & an Archival Aesthetic
Artists’ may use the method and theory of archives in their practice
Collecting, arranging, describing, objects
The artist using an archival aesthetic 'as seeking to make historical information often lost or displaced, physically present.'
- Foster, 'An Archival Impulse', October, Autumn, 2004.
Andy Warhol Museum staff including Amber Morgan, director of collections and exhibitions, and Rikke Foulke, conservator of paintings, discuss Andy Warhol’s Oxidation series and the origins of the Bank of America Art Conservation Project.
A curated list of artists in institutional archives and artists own archives independent from institutions. Keep checking back as this list is added to. Contact the Archivist with any suggested additions.
Artists Archives in Institutions
USA
African American Performance Art Archive
Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art
UK